Roland leads Northeastern over Coll. Of Charleston 79-76
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jordan Roland had nine of his 33 points in the final three minutes and Northeastern edged College of Charleston 79-76 on Thursday night.
Bolden Brace had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Northeastern (10-8, 4-2 Colonial Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive road victory.
Grant Riller had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists -- the first triple-double in program history -- for the Cougars (11-8, 5-2). Sam Miller scored a career-high 20 points and Zep Jasper had 13 points.
Roland hit a jumper and Brace made a 3-pointer before Roland added a layup to give Northeastern, which trailed by 15 with minutes to play, its first lead since midway through the first half at 72-70 with 1:23 remaining. Riller tied it 22 seconds later but Roland answered with a 3 to take the lead for good. After Riller made a layup to make it 77-76 with 11 seconds remaining, Roland made two free throws and Riller missed a potential tying pull-up 3 from NBA range.
Northeastern takes on UNC Wilmington on the road on Saturday. College of Charleston plays Hofstra at home on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Colonial Athletic Association Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Northeastern | 7-0 | - | 8-5 |
Hofstra | 4-3 | 3 | 8-6 |
Charleston | 3-3 | 3.5 | 5-8 |
Towson | 2-2 | 3.5 | 3-6 |
James Madison | 1-1 | 3.5 | 6-5 |
Drexel | 2-3 | 4 | 7-5 |
William & Mary | 2-4 | 4.5 | 4-7 |
Delaware | 2-4 | 4.5 | 4-7 |
UNC Wilmington | 1-2 | 4 | 7-5 |
Elon | 0-2 | 4.5 | 3-3 |